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bodyguard

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɒdigɑː^rd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bod′ē gärd′)

bod•y•guard /ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person or group of persons hired to guard an individual.

bod•y•guard (bod′ē gärd′),USA pronunciation n.

a person or group of persons employed to guard an individual, as a high official, from bodily harm.
a retinue;
escort.

v.t., v.i.

to provide with or act as a bodyguard.

body + guard 1725–35

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bodyguard /ˈbɒdɪˌɡɑːd/ n

a person or group of people who escort and protect someone, esp a political figure

'bodyguard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

minder - SS - yeoman of the guard - have - hired gun - housecarl - muscle - muscleman - Praetorian Guard - triggerman - Varangian - wheelman - satellite - Schutzstaffel

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a bodyguard or minder
he " out of uniform \ in civil " works as a bodyguard of the royal family.
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